Folding davenport or bed



Sept. 29, 1931. w, J, DUVALL 1,824,773

FOLDING DAVENPORT OR BED Filed July 26, A1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l *mm1/Evry: 6'/ g WMF/,An 00m/ALL,

Sept- 29, l931 w. J. DUVALL 1,824,773

FOLDING DAVENPORT 0R BED Filed July 26, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 29, 1931. W. J. DUVALL. 1,824,773

' FOLDING DAVENPORT 0R BED Filed July 26, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 WML/AM d. w/ALL,

Patented Sept. 29, 1931 ENT;

g WILLIAM minuvALn, or sT. LoUIs, MISSOURI, f-AssIGNoR To smaila DAvis'MAN- FAGTURINQCOMPANY, orsm. Louis, yiurissf'prrm, A coaroRATroN oFQMIssoUIRI ,s f

nomine nnvnivronm on BED V.Application lfiled y.lilly '26,:

This invention relatesxtodevices of the character as maybe extendedto forni, a bed` or collapsed togprovidea davenport or "couch More particularly, the inventlonrelates to 5 that type employing in laddition to springs,"k

. alsok amattress, althoughV it will lbe understood that the: invention, as-'t'o-someof its features, is applicable to other types of struc'-` tures of this nature. c y

provide a structure offthe `character de-4 lsections while permitting substantial springs and a 'mattress of' substantial thickness tot beinterposed therebetween. -f Y f Another object fisfto provide a -structure 26JY will be lsuilicie'nt clearance between the top and bottom 5 sections while they are moving intosuperimposed relation, as to avoid inter# ference with a :mattress of substantial thick--- IIGSS.

" Anotherobject tty-provide alstructure of the character described, in which the .sec-I tions, and 'more particularly the top section, will be, rmly supported in collapsed,- as 'well as extended positions; 5

manufacture; Further' objects will vappear 'fromthe detail description, taken in' connection with the accompanying drawings, Vin wh'ichf- Figure 1 is aperspfectiveview ofa dave'n-k port ztureembodying this invention and,"

frame, showingI ther method of4 attachment; l

and y Figures 7 and 8 arenvie'ws similar to Fig-v ures l5'and 2, respectively,` but showing an-H.

other embodiment-oli thisJ invention. y Vy one .of the O'bjeetsef thisinvntrtis to Si A urther objectv is'to provide `a device ofv the character described, which willv bevsim-fplein construction, effective 'and reliablev in its action, and durable and economical "to* fan arm 30 on the lever 16; A spring 31'con nects the support-1, vand more 'particularly 192s; serial No; 295,502.

ture, 'which lvis arranged to be placed in ay suitable fdavenport frame, `is generally of structural iron, in the form of Ls. It comprises 4a pair Vof end supports 1, each havbrackets :Sand 4 on the gend 5 ofthe davenlnga flange 2 adapted for mounting on the I -port frame. The supports may be secured in any suitable lmanner, as `by'bolts taking;

through the yperforations Gand 7 inthe flange r2 and bracket3,-and by a rivet 8 on the brack-A et 4 takingv into arslot 9 on the flange. This is only one meansof mounting, which may be varied to suit requirements; s

-: A topsection10 anda bottom section 11;

"each consistsl of` al suitable yframework for y Each supportl has a raised bracket'1`4 for i.

a pair of levers-15 and 16 pivoted thereon at 17 and 18 andnpivoted to the top section at 19 and 20. y The `lever 15 has a .piece 21' con-Al A A K supporting a: spring rame12, theindiyidual"V of the character described, Iinfwhichtliere- E nectedby a brace :22 with? the body of the lever so as to 'provide a'rearwar'dly projecting'farm,

rear of the bottom section and"ea`ch,bracket is astrut24, whose-upper pivot 25 moves fin twhicliha's; af pivot 23connectingit with-the L'bottoni-.section at itsffront. Betweentthe a slot 26`in the upper section, whileits lower pivot'27'moves in a 4slot 28 in the support;

The pivot 27 "is connected byv a link 29 with thebracket=32 thereon, to an arm 83 o n the link 29while a spring 34 connects the" bracket 32 to the'front siderail 60 of vthe bottom .ul t

A foot35 on `vthestrut isV arranged.

fengag'e the frame of the top section to` sup?4 o' port the same in closed position.A Aleg,

3. A folding davenport or bed comprising, end supports, a top section, a bottom section. levers pivot-ed on each support and connected with said top section adaptedl to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom section, pivots connecting said bottom section with a pair of said levers, struts between the rear of said bottom section and said support, slidable connections between said struts and said supports, and operating connections from said struts to the other pair of said levers.

4. A folding davenport or bed comprising, end supports, a top section, a bottom section, levers pivoted on each support and connected with said top section adapted to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom section, pivots connecting said bottom section with a pair of said levers, struts between said bottom section and said support, said struts having slidable connections to said supports and said bottom section, and operating connections from said struts to the other pair of said levers.

5. A folding davenport or bed comprising, end supports, a top section, a bottom section,

^ levers pivoted on each support and connected with said top section adapted to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom section, arms extendingr rearwardly from the forward of said levers, pivots connecting said bottom section at its front with said arms, movable struts connecting the rear of said bottom section with said supports, and links operatively connecting said struts with the rear of said levers.

6. A folding davenport' or bed comprising, end'supports, a top section, a bottom section, levers pivoted on each support and connected with said top section adapted to move the latter to positionsbeside and above said bottom section, arms extending rearwardly from the forward of said levers, pivots connecting said bottom section at its front with said arms, struts between said bottom section and said supports and operatively connected with the rear of said levers, and slidable connections between said strutsand said supports.

7 A folding davenport or bed comprising, end supports, a top section, a bottom section, levers pivoted on each support and connected with said top section adapted to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom Y section, and feet connected t0 and movable with said levers so as to engage and support said bottom section, and bearings on the forward of said levers adapted for yengagement by the rearward of said levers when said top sect-ion is beside said bottom section.

9. A folding davenport bed, comprising, end supports, atop section, a bottom section, forward and rear levers pivoted on each support and connected with said" top section adapted to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom section, means for moving said bottom section vertically including pivots connecting the front of said bottom section with arms extendinglaterally from the forward 0f said levers, a strut having means by which it is pivotally connected to the rear of said bottom section and to said support, one of said connecting means being also slidable, and means operatively connecting said strut with the rear one of said levers. 1

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature this 13th day of July, 1928.

VILLIAM J. DUVALL.

said top section when said topsection is above said bottom section.

8. A folding davenport or bed comprising, end supports, a top sect-ion, a bottom section, v levers pivoted on each support and connected with said top section adapted to move the latter to positions beside and above said bottom section, feet connected to and movable with said levers so as to engage and support said top section when said top section is above 

